Tom Ridge is in the news...

...for his new book, The Test of our Times. He's a combat veteran with a reputation for being an intelligent and moderate grown-up. His resume includes 12 years in the House of Representatives, Governor of Pennsylvania (a large, northeastern/midwestern state with 21 electoral votes coveted by both parties) and cabinet-level experience in the Bush White House. Why don't the Republicans nominate someone like him for president? Because he's a pro-choice Catholic? Seriously, they'd rather go with a Sarah Palin or a Mike Huckabee?